Breaking the Man Code — new post by Brian Plachta

Great new post by Brian Plachta on men, boys, and masculinity. Here’s an excerpt:

There is an unwritten rule that everyone with testicles must follow: the only safe subjects you can talk about when in the company of other men are sports, work and women. If a guy steps out of that box and starts talking about anything else, like faith or emotions, he is automatically kicked out of the man-club. I’m sure this rule is written somewhere on a chalkboard hanging above a urinal on a bathroom wall in a sports bar in Cincinnati.